Railway car



May 5, 1925.

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To all whom it may concern.

I einnati, in the county ogt-l-laniilto i and State 5. of Ohio, have inventecbcertain HGW ELHd useful Improvements in ltailway Oars, of

which the following is a specification, reterence being bad therein to 1 1 39 e snnimy s drawing.

more particularly to vestihulesashwand operating mechanismitheretor.

provide an easily operatediivestibuleiisash 15 which a inotornian 01:other operator: can 1 open andiclose mthnthegreatest gtao hty and i which when closed will be Weather tight and i when open Will bexretained in place, this general object being carried into effect by and a sliding iguideway.

Anotherobgeot of the lnvention :is the proi :L This inventionrelates toy-railway carsand! 29 combining With theisash a swingingsupportjvision of a double acting spring, which when.

eombinedwith, the swingingoperating degvices acts to keep the sashtightly against i thevestibule,postsviwhen, the window is, ielosed and which alsolacts when the Window is opento keep the sash in its their position;v

to prevent rattling. V

ilitulinrthxer object of the invention tot obtain an increased glass orilighti area,whichm is accomplished by, providingtherestibule posts onwthe outside With sashor. WillClOWn seatsto such an; extentithat'the inner pori tions ot ithe sash railsqwill extend intothe i, indow:opening between .theseiposts to a limited distance thereby affording the op-,

c-e r ator am inereased ivision space.

In cars now generally 1n use, the vestibule is; windowsarewllz pp in a po ketnwhen it, is idesir-efd to open them; Thlsconstnuetlon is objectionable because it requires not only the use ofboth hands otthe n otor nan or the strap or other means pigeridegd ,ior raising or lowering the ndow, wheneupon the and; resultant breakageot the glass. This frequent breakage of the glasswresults in other operator-Whenit isi desirahle orun-eces ,sary to,open or close the indow, butialso, because a 1 great many indows are; broken 1 by reason of theiop eratorglosing hisggrasp on 50 sashidrops into; thepqcket with a severe jar.

von theflline 11 of Figure luand looking 111 the Illl'OQlllOl'l of the arrows.

Figure Qiisa front elevation oit'ithe NESl'l- 1 hnle of a}railway;canshoiving myinyention applied thereto.

,Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View on the saline ott'.Figure 2, l11(l lOQl(il1g in the i iilheigeneral object oitithe, invention 1s to J-Vehiele as is necessary to an understanding of my invention, in: which 1 designates the lrontwall of the vestibule. Vertical posts 2, 3, hand 5 Whichrestonthe floor of the vestibule extend up to and support the root structurethereon InHthe npp-er part of the rvestibi'ilebetween the vertioal'posts are open spaces adapted toreceive Window sashf For purposes oi'iillustration l -have shown the open space between the posts 2* 'and 3 as" alsobetween the posts e and 5 equipped with stationary :sash, while the space between the posts 3iand l, oroentral space, is provided Witlra movable .sash. ln carrying out ny inventionxl have utilized the 'eentral sash" and the spaceto the lettthereof, but it "will be linderstoodthatother arrangen'ients may i be i oomprehen ded Within my invention.

The sill on the inside of the vestibule-for the several sashes .is designated (i while thesill onthe outside of the vestibule is shown at 7. A; sash8 carries .glass Qandrests 011 theaouter sill 37 land iabuts against the sill G. Abraoltet 10 having aibearing is seoure-d to ing by screws 11.1 'IAbovei the central openi, the vestibule Wallibeneatlr the central open ingisnbstantiallyinlinewith the bracket- 10 is another bracket 12 having a bearing and fastened to the :Wall ofthe vestibule by screws 13.15 On the right hand side of the =sash in i the central i opening near J the 1 top and bottom thereofaresecured two brackets 14: by screws 15m A substantially U- Shaped irod is mounted in ithese several' brackets 10, 12,. and l t, and constitutes a support 16, capable of a swinging movement, for a sash, in this instance the central sash. This support consists of a vertical portion 17 pivotally mounted in the bearing in the bracket 10, a horizontal portion 18, a vertical portion 19, horizontal portion 20, diagonal portion 21, horizontal portion 22, and a vertical portion, which latter is pivotally mounted in the bearing in the bracket 12. The vertical portion 19 of the support 16 is extended slightly beyond the horizontal portions 18 and 20 and mounted in the brackets 14L so that the support for the central sash may be easily moved. A sprint 23 is secured at one end of the horizontal portion 22 of the support 16 by a pin 2% or other suitable means and at the other end to the outer end of the bracket 12 by a pin 25. This spring serves to hold the window sash tightly in place when the window is closed and also prevents the sash from rattling when in open position by reason of its eccentric center connections between the bracket andthe support 16.

I provide means at the left hand side of the central sash for guiding said sash when it is moved into open position which is indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1. This means consists of guideways or tracks 26, preferably of L-shaped form in cross section, their base portions being rigidly secured to the car structure by screws 27, or in any other suitable manner. One of these guideways or tracks is located at the bottom, and the other at the top of one of the sidewindow openings, as clearly seen in Figure 5. To the central sash 8 is secured by screws 28 on the left hand side, near the top and bottom thereof, brackets 29. At the end of each bracket 29 there is provided a recess into which is fitted a stem portion 30 on the outer end of which there is an enlarged portion 30, having a slot 31 adapted to encompass the vertical or track member of the guideway 26. The stem portion 30 having the member 30 is held in posi tion by means of a washer 32 and cotterpin 33 and has pivotal movement in the bracket 29.

In Figure 4: I have shown in detail the lower track member and guide member adapted to travel thereon. The upper track member is similarly mounted in an inverted position which is clearly shown in Figure 5. A bumper 34, of rubber or other suitable material, as shown in Figure 1, is provided at the end of each track member 26 in order to cushion the action of the sash when it is slid into open position.

From the foregoing description the operation of my improved vestibule sash construction will be readily understood.

In brief it is as follows:

Assume the motorman or other operator is located in front of the central opening of the vestibule with the sash closed when the swinging support will be in the position shown in Figure 2 and the rollers carried by the brackets 29 will be on the track member 26. By pushing outwardly on the support or the central sash against the tension of the spring 23 until the spring has reached its maximum stretch, when it begins to assume over center position, the sash which is carried by the swinging support is caused to swing outwardly upon its pivots, guided by the U-shaped rod or support and the track members until the sash has reached its full open position by coming to rest against its safety stop. When it is desired to close the window the operator simply draws the rod toward him, thereby overcoming the tension of the spring and causing the sash to return to closed position through its pivotal con nection with the swinging support and the sliding guideway.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a railway car, a vestibule having an opening and a sash adapted to close and open the same, an actuating support to carry said sash and move it from closed to open position, and vice versa, and a guide-way to guide said sash in its movements from closed to open position, and vice versa.

2. In a railway car, a vestibule having a plurality of window openings, adapted to receive sashes, a swinging actuated support to carry one of said sashes from closed to open position, and vice versa, and a guideway to guide said sash in its movements from closed to open position, and vice Versa.

8. In a railway car, a vestibule having a plurality of openings, a window sash for each opening, an actuating support for one of said sashes, means for attaching said support to the vestibule and to said sash, a guideway mounted on said vestibule, and means carried by said sash having the support to slide on said guideway, whereby the said sash may be moved into open and closed positions by manipulating the actuating support.

4. In a railway car, a vestibule having a plurality of openings adapted to receive window sashes, an actuating support for one of said sashes, a guideway to guide said sash having the support into open and closed positions, and means to hold said sash tightly in place when the window is closed and to prevent said sash from rattling when the window is open.

5. A railway car, having a vestibule provided with a central opening and one opening at either side thereof, fixed window sashes in the side openings, a removable sash for the central opening, an actuating support to sustain said latter sash and to move to and from its open and closed positions and a track to guide the sash in its opening and closing movements.

6. In a railway car, the combination with a vestibule having side window openings and a fixed sash in each opening and a center window opening, of a sash movably mounted in the latter opening, an actuating support connected to such sash and adapted to move it to and from such opening, a guideway or track mounted across one of the side window openings and outside of the fixed sash, and a connection between such track or guide and the movable sash to sustain and guide that part of the sash when manipulated by the actuating support.

7. A railway car, having a vestibule provided with a central opening, an opening at either side thereof, fixed window sashes in the side openings, removable sash for the central opening, an actuating support to support said latter sash in movements to and from said central opening, means to secure said support to the vestibule and to the window sash, and a track to guide said movable sash in its opening and closing movements.

8. A railway car having a vestibule provided with a central opening, an opening at either side thereof, fixed window sashes in the side openings, a removable sash for the central opening, an actuating support to support said latter sash in movements to and from its opening, means to secure said support to the vestibule and to the window sash, a guide member securely fastened to the sill in front of one of the fixed window sashes, and means secured to the movable sash to co-operate with the guide member to guide said sash in its opening and closing movements. I

9. In a railway car, the combination with a vestibule having a plurality of openings adapted to receive window sashes, of an actuating support for one of said sashes, brackets in which said support is pivotally mounted, so that said sash may be moved into open and closed positions, a guide way mounted on the vestibule in front of one of the openings, other brackets mounted on the sash having the support, and carrying a member adapted to travel on the guideway in the opening and closing movements of said sash, and a spring connected to one of the first mentioned brackets and to said support to cause the sash to fit tightly in place when the Window is closed and to prevent the sash from rattling when the window is open.

10. In a railway car, the combination with a vestibule having a plurality of openings adapted to receive window sashes, of an actuating support for one of said sashes, brackets in which said support is pivotally mounted, so that said sash may be moved into open and closed positions, a guideway mounted on the vestibule in front of one of the openings, other brackets mounted on the sash having the support, and carrying a member adapted to travel on the guideway in the opening and closing movements of said sash, a spring connected to one of the first mentioned brackets and to said sup-- port to cause the sash to lit tightly in place when the window is closed and to prevent the sash from rattling when the window is open, and a bumper adapted to cushion the sash carried on the support when moved into open position.

In testimony whereof,I aflix my signature.

THOMAS ELLIOTT. 

